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Post by Ira Runyan on Jul 27, 2019 10:08:14 GMT -5
A Melbourne, Florida Gray Squirrel with Squirrel Pox also known as Squirrel Fibromatosis. Squirrel Pox is a viral disease which produces multiple tumors on the skin of gray and fox squirrels. These tumors are presumably all caused by a virus. Although the natural history of the virus is not known, both Aedes aegypti and Anopheles quadrimaculatus mosquitoes have transmitted it from squirrel to squirrel in the laboratory. It is probably transmitted by mosquitoes and/or fleas in the wild. Squirrels with pox almost always results in eventual death
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Post by frank on Jul 27, 2019 17:00:13 GMT -5
I have seen this on squirrels as well but did not know the cause. Thanks Ira!!
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Post by Ira Runyan on Jul 28, 2019 7:06:38 GMT -5
I have seen this on squirrels as well but did not know the cause. Thanks Ira!! Frank, there is another thing which can cause skin lesions on Gray Squirrels which could be mistaken for Squirrel Pox. That is the larva of the Bot Fly growing under the skin. For photos and information on the Bot Fly see this: Tree Squirrel Bot Fly
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